Episode 5: The Inner Critic is Not the Enemy

🎧 Episode 5: Healing the Inner Critic – From Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion

Do you ever feel like no matter how much you do, it’s never enough? In this episode of The Millennial Cyclebreaker Podcast, trauma therapist Caitlin Weese, LCPC, explores the inner critic through the lens of Attachment Theory, EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Polyvagal Theory.

You’ll learn how perfectionism and self-criticism often form as protective responses to early attachment wounds — and how your nervous system, not your willpower, drives that inner voice. Caitlin explains how EMDR’s Adaptive Information Processing (AIP) model helps reprocess the memories behind that self-critical loop, while IFS offers a compassionate way to befriend and heal your inner parts.

This episode offers both insight and a gentle guided practice to help you begin transforming your inner critic from a harsh protector into a supportive inner ally.

If you’ve ever struggled with people-pleasing, shame, or the feeling that you always have to “get it right,” this episode is for you.

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